Bow tie



Nov. 4, 1930. G E 1,780,418

BOW TIE Filed Sept. 19, 1929 Patented Nov. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES GEORGE EDWARD FIGG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOW TIE Application filed September 19, 1929. Serial No. 393,698.

The invention relates to a bow tie, as described in the present specification and il-= lustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claim for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to lift the bow so that it will sit well on the collar and not be inclined to drag down in the middle and thereby present an untidy appearance; to construct aframe that will lend itself to the tying of a natural bow and so avoid the artificiality of made up bows, and at the same time associate the neck band with the frame and the bow so that the lat- 2'.) ter is continuously held to its place; and generally to provide a necktie of the bow type neat in regard to its looks and readily made up.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevational View of the frame.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the frame showing the attachment of the neck band and the insertion of the tie piece in preparation for tying. 30 Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the assembled parts shown in Figure '2.

Figure 4 is a rear view of the made up tie.

Like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the frame, indicated by the numeral 1-0 is of course the salient feature of this invention and this frame is formed with a central loop 11 open 7 at its lower end 12 and having the raised cross bar 13 from which extend the sides of the loop to the eye or closed loops 14 and 15 one on either side, these closed loops being in D form on either side, one of the Ds being reversed. V

The necktie piece 16 is formed with the center band length 17 widening intothe fold sections 18 which converge to form the flaring end sections 19. The neck band 20 is preferably of elastic with the hook 21 on one end thereof, the other end is secured to one eye loop and passed through the other eye loop and repassed through the first eye loop. This band thus engages the center band portion of the bow which has been inserted previously into the center loop and folded around the raised bar of said center loop.

The folds of the bow are now inserted through the center band and, the bow made up in the natural manner with the flaring ends appearing on either side and the folds appearing on either side in the wing type of bow.

In attaching the how the band extends around the collar and is hooked to an eye loop, this sets the bow well up so that it completely covers and hides the collar button.

WVhat I claim is 7 7e 1 In a bow tie, a frame having side loops and a. central loop raised in relation to said side loops, a neck band strung in said side loops and forming a retaining member and bow necktie made up over said central loop and held by said retaining member.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 1st day of August, 1929.

GEORGE EDWARD FIGG. 

